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Argentina: Buenos Aires ‘Cartoneros’

Written bySilvia Viñas
Posted 27 June 2011 14 years ago

Simon Kofoed, In his blog argen-times, writes about ‘cartoneros': “The tens of thousands of cartoneros, perhaps best translated as cardboard people, make their living by extracting recyclable materials from the city’s rubbish.”

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